The Bush administration s agenda aims to savage the United Nations, destroy the foundations of an emerging global community and ignore increasingly shrill alarms from an overstressed natural world

The Karnataka government ostensibly allows private production of sandalwood, but actually maintains a tight rein on the trade. In fact, eight months after the notification of amendments in the Karnataka Forest Amendment Act 2001, stakeholders are yet to

Water User Associations in Maharashtra face unforeseen hurdles despite being successful. Why is the government stalling them?

The proposed Delhi Water Supply and Sewage project which will be funded by the World Bank and whose draft has been prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, a professional services firm, has fuelled speculation about the privatisation of the Delhi Jal Board

Chhattisgarh decides to scrap a privatised water supply project. What happens next?

Last fortnight I wrote about the different models of water privatisation. Questions continue to haunt me, but let me try and work towards some resolution. Firstly, there is the issue of pricing of

The Third World Water Forum took place recently in Japan to explore methods to optimally harness this vital resource, especially in developing countries. But after a week of countless meetings and seminars, the end result was far from satisfactory

Excessive heat and little light is how I would describe discussions on privatisation of water. Protagonists say this is the magic bullet that will deliver safe water for all. Antagonists insist the

the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. Most debates centred around privatisation of water and large infrastructural developments in water management.

Tamil Nadu seems set to gift community land to corporates under the name of wasteland regeneration

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